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Panther men’s basketball pounces on Bradley in double-digit home win
2/2/2025 6:09:00 PM | Men's Basketball
UNI defeats conference preseason favorite by 15 points. Panthers visit Missouri State on Wednesday night.
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa --- UNI sank ten three-point field goals, including six in the second half on Sunday as the Panther men's basketball team dominated the Bradley Braves at home in a key Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) win featuring two of the league's top three teams, 83-69.
Northern Iowa battled the Braves in an early back-and-forth in the first half before shooting 61.5% in the final frame to hand the MVC preseason favorites consecutive losses for the first time this year. Four Panthers would also score in double-digit figures, including three starters in Max Weisbrod, Tytan Anderson and Jacob Hutson.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Panthers opened Sunday's marquee matchup as Anderson and Ben Schwieger helped push the offensive pace inside the paint to an early 9-4 lead. UNI capitalized on 12 first half fouls by the Braves and outscored Bradley 13-2 off nine opponent turnovers in an opening period that saw both teams shoot 38% from the floor. Northern Iowa would ride the momentum of three-point baskets by Schmitt, Trey Campbell and Weisbrod to a double-digit lead as Bradley struggled to finish close shots inside. UNI would take a 34-25 lead into the halftime break.
Northern Iowa continued its hot shooting out of the locker room with a 9-0 scoring run while holding the Braves scoreless for the first four and a half minutes of the second period. Weisbrod would dominate the final 20 minutes of action with four made three pointers while Anderson helped maintain UNI's pace inside with eight second half points. With fouls mounting on both sides, the Panthers shot 11-of-16 at the free throw line and 17-of-24 for the game, stretching their lead to as many as 30 points with Bradley hitting a handful of late three pointers to cut UNI's margin of victory to 14 points.
Weisbrod finished the game with a season-high 18 points and five made three-point shots, while Anderson posted 17 points with a team-high nine rebounds. Cael Schmitt tallied 12 points with three made triples, as Hutson also scored 12 points. Schwieger scored nine points with a career-high five assists in the win, while Kyle Pock finished with five points and both Will Hornseth and Trey Campbell with four points.
ADDITIONAL NOTES
- UNI improves to 37-39 all-time against Bradley, recording consecutive wins over the Braves for the first time since winning three in a row from 2019-21.
- The Panthers improve to 93-12 (.885) when scoring 80+ points in games under head coach Ben Jacobson. UNI has won 30 of its last 35 games when scoring at least 80 points, including seven games this season.
- Tytan Anderson is now five assists away from joining Seth Tuttle (2011-15), Eric Coleman (2004-08) and Ron Lemons (1975-79) as the fourth player in team history to record 1,000 points, 700 rebounds and 200 assists in their UNI career.
- Ben Schwieger scored his 500th career point in the first half of Sunday's game. The Aurora, Illinois native previously scored 290 points in his two seasons at Loyola-Chicago (2022-24).
- Will Hornseth continues to maintain a single-season shooting percentage of .698 on the season (51-of-73), currently on pace to set a new single-season program record.
UP NEXT
The Panthers return to action on Wednesday night as they visit Missouri State. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT at Great Southern Bank Arena in Springfield with live coverage available on the MVC TV Network and the Panther Sports Radio Network.
UNI men's basketball action can be followed all season long on social media on Facebook (UNI Men's Basketball), X (@UNImbb) and on Instagram (@uni_basketball). The full 2024-25 schedule and roster, along with the latest Panther news and information can be found online at UNIpanthers.com.
